<p>LONDON — Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting two women, prosecutors said Friday.</p>
<p>The 47-year-old Giggs, who is currently the national team coach of Wales, was ordered to appear in court on Wednesday. He had been under investigation since his arrest last year.</p>
<p>The Crown Prosecution Service said it authorized Greater Manchester police to charge Giggs with “engaging in behavior which was controlling or coercive and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.”</p>
<p>“A charge of assault by beating relating to a second woman has also been authorized,” the service said.</p>
<p>The decision to charge Giggs was made after a review of evidence gathered by Greater Manchester police, prosecutors said.</p>
<p>Giggs was arrested in November and has been free on bail.</p>
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